Bracelet construction



BRACELE? CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 25, 1959 ATTORN EY Patented Sept. 2,1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRACELET CONSTRUCTION John Sand,Newark, N. J., assignor to Gemex Company, Newark, N. J., a corporationor New Jersey Application September 23, 1939, Serial No. 296,233

1 Claim. (01. 24-201) This invention relates to bracelet constructionand more particularly to the extensible buckle type of bracelet.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a. braceletconstruction which is simple, practical, and thoroughly durable. Anotherobject is to provide a device of the above character which may bemanufactured from inexpenplayed by the seller. Other objects will be inpart obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention, accordingly, consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts as will beexemplified inthe structure to be hereinafter described, and the scopeof the application of which will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawing in which is shown one of the variouspossible embodiments of this invention,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the bracelet connected to a. watch;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the bracelet shown in Figure 1; v

Figure 3 is an enlarged, perspective View of a portion of the braceletshown in Figures 1 and 2;

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view of a portion of the bracelet;and

Figure 5 is a vertical, sectional view taken along the line 5-5, Figure4.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawing.

In displaying a wrist watch, it is desirable to display the watchbracelet in conjunction with the watch as the watch both draws the.

attention of a buyer to the bracelet and demonstrates the use for whichthe bracelet is adapted.

circular mount isbulky and thus is diflicult to attractively display ina' store window. Furthermore, in arranging for display a wrist watchwith its bracelet, where the conventional bracelet is used, entails atleast detaching one end of the bracelet from the watch by springing thebail or separating a bracelet link, if it is desired to display thewatch and the whole of the bracelet. This, of course, detracts from theattractiveness of the assembly and is a nuisance to the jeweler andoccasionally results in minor damages, which results in shop-wommerchandise. One of the objects of this invention is to provide abracelet construction which, will overcome the above mentioneddifilculties as well as many others.

Refer-ring now to the drawing, an extensiblebuckle or the-like,generally indicated at H],

- connected to a watch I! by'a bracelet cord I2.

Buckle It) may include a housing link l3 and folding links M and I5,which are adapted to fold into nested relationship within housinglinkl3. Housing link I3 is connected to bracelet 0rd l2 by a catch l6 ,whichis adapte'd to lock t e ends of the bracelet cord l.2 therein. As willbe seen in Figures 1 and 2, cord I 2 is looped through the ball I! ofwatch I I. A second bracelet cord l8 extends through the other bail [9on the opposite side of watch II and has its ends fastened to. aconnector generally, indicated at 20.- Connector 20 and the free end offolding link I 4 are adapted to be fastened together as will be pointedout more fully herein after.

With reference to Figure 2, the ends of cord [8 are secured withinconnector 20 in any suitable manner. Connector 20 includes opposite sidewalls 20a and 20b joined by a top pQrtion 200. The free end of connector20 is formed by an upper wall 2!, which preferably slopes downwardlyfrom connector top 20c and which has depending therefrom a pair of sidewalls 22 and 23 (see Figures 3 and 4) which extend away from connectorwalls 20b and 20a. Walls 22 and 23 preferably taper inwardly toward one,another Bracelets of the extensible buckle type, in order, I

to be displayed connected to a watch, arev mounted either on cards or oncircular mounts.

When a card is used, the entire bracelet and the watch cannot bedisplayed at the same time,

as they are on opposite sides of thecard. If the watch is displayed on acircular mount, most of the bracelet is still concealed. Furthermore,the

and with top walllFl form a tapering'achannel for a purpose describedbelow. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, walls 22 a'nd23 are providedrespectively with holes 24 and '25.

Folding link l4 (Figures 3, 4 and 5) has an eye ,26 formed at its outerend, the width of which is less than link I4 and which fits under topwall 2| and between walls 22 and 23 in alignment with holes and 25. Acylindrical casing 21 (Figures 4 and 5) issuitably secured within eye 26and has a pair of pistons 28 and 29 slidably mounted therein at oppositeends thereof. A pair of pins 30 and 3| are formed on these pistons andextend outwardly from the ends of casing 21. The ends of casing 21 arepreferably spun inwardly to retain the pistons 28 and 29 therein, and aspring 32 is positioned in the casing'between the pistons to resilientlyforce them outwardly.

Referring now to Figure 4, the distance between side walls 22 and 23adjacent walls 200; and 20b of connector 20 is slightly greater than thedistance between the ends of pins 30 and 3|, and the distance betweenthe outer ends of these walls is less than that between the ends of pins30 and 3|. Also, the distance between the upper wall 2| of the connector20 and the axis of holes 24 and 25 substantially and preferably equalsthe radius-oi eye 28. Thus, to attach connector 20 to folding link II,the end of link H is placed within connector, 20 in the position shownby the dotted lines in Figure 4, wherein pins 30 and 3| lie betweenwalls 22 and 23, and eye 26 lies against top wall 2|. Upon moving theend of link l4 outwardly of connector 20, tapered walls 22 and 23 andtop wall 2|, guide eye 26, and the side walls at the same time compresspins 30 and SI so that when the eye is co-axial with holes 24 and 25,the pins snap therein to secure link It in its assembled position. Thusa manner of connecting the end link and the connector has been providedwhich permits the connection between the two to be easily and quicklymade. The guide-way formed by top wall 2| and side walls 23 and 24steers the end of the link to the correct position, eliminating dimcultywhich would otherwise be present when one tried to place the pins withintheir holes.

When it is desired to disconnect the link and the connector, pins 30 and3| are pressed inwardly out of holes 24 and 25. The end of link ll maythen be detached-from connector 20 and the bracelet is ready to beplaced on display.

Thus I have disclosed a construction which permits a watch to bedisplayed adjacent the center of an extensible buckle type bracelet. Theplacement of this connection, when it is desired to display a watch andbracelet in assembled relation, eliminates detaching the bracelet fromthe watch by springing the bail, which bending is liable to damage theparts. Furthermore, this connection permits the display of this type ofbracelet attached to a watch with the entire bracelet exposed to viewand with the watch lying in its natural position adjacent the center ofthe bracelet. As has been pointed out, this is a type of display whichboth enhances the appearance of this type of bracelet constructionpermits the two sections of the bracelet to be easily and quicklyconnected.

Thus I have provided a :bracelet construction of the folding link typewhich may be attractively displayed in conjunction with a, watch andthen easily assembled. It will also become clear that I have provided athoroughly practical and durable bracelet construction in which theseveral objects hereinabove mentioned, as well as many others, areaccomplished.

As many possible embodiments may be made of theabove invention, and asmany changes may be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to beunderstood that all matter hereinabove set forth, or shown in theaccompanying drawing, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

I claim:

In a watch bracelet having a pair of flexible cord sections which areconnected to the watch and have a pair of free ends, in combination, aconnector member having a portion covering the free end of one of saidcord sections of said bracelet, means securing said last-mentioned freeend to said connector member, a pair of vertical side walls formed onsaid connector member tapering inwardly toward each other, a flat topextending between the upper edges of said side walls, said side wallsand top forming'a channel narrower at one end than at the other, saidside walls having holes formed therein at the narrower end of saidchannel, a second connector member, means connecting the free end of theother cord section to said second connector member, a cylindricallyshaped eye member formed on said second connector member extendingtransversely thereacross, a pair of pins extending out of the ends oiand movable axially with respect to said eye member, resilient meanspositioned between and urging said pins outwardly from the ends of saideye member, and means to limit the outward movement of said pins, thedistance between the tapered side walls of said connector member at theinner end of said channel being slightly greater than the distancebetween the ends of said pins when they are in extended positions,whereby said eye member may be placed in the inner end of said channelwith the pins extended, and then when said eye member is drawnoutwardly, it is guided by the flat top and the side walls of saidchannel, the pins being pressed inwardly by the tapered side walls untilthey snap into the holes in the side Walls.

JOHN SAND.

